http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/trivia en heidi@stennieville.com Copyright 2009 2009-12-21T14:48:39+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/daily_trivia_-_hiatus/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/daily_trivia_-_hiatus/#When:13:48:39Z Friday’s answer:  Milton was paid ten pounds for Paradise Lost—five down, and five when all 1300 copies in the first printing were sold.  After his death, his widow gave up all future claims for another 8 pounds. And with that—Daily Trivia is going on hiatus for a while.  Happy Holidays. 2009-12-21T13:48:39+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091218/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091218/#When:14:15:25Z Yesterday’s answer:  Bill Cosby. Today’s question:  How much was poet John Milton paid for his epic poem Paradise Lost, which was first published in 1667? Arts, Comics & Literature 2009-12-18T14:15:25+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091217/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091217/#When:14:15:47Z Yesterday’s answer:  a palomilla is a milk-white horse with white mane and tail.  So, a unicorn without the horn. Today’s question:  What famous entertainer appeared on educational TV in the 1970s as the milkman on The Electric Company? Television & Radio 2009-12-17T14:15:47+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091216/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091216/#When:14:15:56Z Yesterday’s answer:  Patrick MLL is correct, they routed the Spanish Army on ice skates.  Today’s question:  In the world of horses, what’s a palomilla?  I wasn’t aware horses had their own world! Science, Nature & Medicine 2009-12-16T14:15:56+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091215/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091215/#When:14:15:44Z Yesterday’s answer:  Celeste. Today’s question:  How did the Dutch in Amsterdam mobilize to defeat the invading Spanish during the winter of 1572-73? War & the Military 2009-12-15T14:15:44+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091214/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091214/#When:14:15:57Z Friday’s answer:  He said, “This is a movie, not a lifeboat.”  I guess it’s a good thing he wasn’t in Lifeboat. Today’s question:  What is the name of Babar the elephant’s wife? Arts, Comics & Literature 2009-12-14T14:15:57+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091211/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091211/#When:14:15:48Z Yesterday’s answer:  “Don’t forget, my dear, you have to reign all afternoon.”  Hee!  Oh, the Queen Mum.  What a pistol. Today’s question:  After demanding top billing over Katharine Hepburn for the 1949 film Adam’s Rib, what did Spencer Tracy reply when asked if he’d ever heard of “ladies first”? The Cinema 2009-12-11T14:15:48+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091210/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091210/#When:14:15:24Z Yesterday’s answer:  Pete Gray had only one arm.  Bet, no jokes! Today’s question:  What did the Queen Mother say to Queen Elizabeth II when her daughter considered having a second glass of wine at lunch shortly after her coronation? The World 2009-12-10T14:15:24+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091209/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091209/#When:14:15:35Z Yesterday’s answer:  Bet got it (although I’m not sure she intended to)—the two faces represent the future and the past. Today’s question:  Outfielder Pete Gray played with the St. Louis Browns in 1945 despite a serious handicap.  What was it? Sports & Games 2009-12-09T14:15:35+00:00 http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091208/ http://www.stennieville.com/OLD/index.php/site/dt091208/#When:14:15:10Z Yesterday’s answer:  Francis Bellamy (no relation to Ralph—or Bill) wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, which was published in The Youth’s Companion magazine. Today’s question:  Janus—the ancient Roman god of good beginnings, for whom January is named—is pictured on early coins with two faces looking in opposite directions.  What did the faces represent? Religion, the Bible & Mythology 2009-12-08T14:15:10+00:00